Combined tank and stanchion



June 16, 1959 VQ K 2,890,812

COMBINED TANK AND STANCHION Filed Sept. '7, 1954 IN VEN TOR.

r- 2,890,812 lc Patented June 16, 1959 COMBINED TANK AND STANCHION Herman J. Vorwerk, Napoleon, Ohio Application September 7, 1954, Serial No. 454,549

2 Claims. (Cl. 220-69) This invention relates to a combined tank and stanchion and more particularly to the type used to store gasoline, kerosene, fuel oil and the like. Many tanks of this type are used to supply fuel oil, fed by gravity, to fuel oil stoves.

In the present type of tank stanchion arrangement the leg members are secured and braced by a plurality of criss-crossed brace members. The frame Work or stanchion is also provided with saddle members upon which the tank is set.

In my novel combined tank and stanchion the leg or stanchion members are secured directly to the tank thereby eliminating all of the saddle and brace members, thereby providing a less expensive tank and stanchion arrange ment. The appearance of my novel tank and stanchion combination is also better than the present type because all of the bracing is eliminated. Furthermore, my novel combined tank and stanchion provides a safety factor. Tanks and stanchions are usually located near homes where children are tempted to climb on the bracing. Children often fall from or get caught in the bracing. Many serious injuries have been caused in this way. My novel combined tank and stanchion eliminates these hazards because it eliminates the bracing.

One object of my invention is to provide a combined tank and stanchion which eliminates saddle and brace members.

Another object of my invention is to provide a tank and stanchion combination that is strong, durable and inexpensive.

Another object of my invention is to provide a combined tank and stanchion that can readily be assembled.

Another object of my invention is to provide a combined tank and stanchion that is neat in appearance.

Another object of my invention is to provide a combined tank and stanchion that eliminates the hazards to children caused by the bracing in the present type of tank and stanchion combinations.

Further objects of my novel invention will appear more fully hereinafter.

My invention consists substantially in the construction, combination and relative location of the various parts as will be more fully described in the following specification, claimed in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawing.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my novel combined tank and stanchion.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of my novel combined tank and stanchion.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken lengthwise of the tank arrangement shown in Figs. 1 and 2 with the stanchion members removed.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary view of my novel tank and stanchion combination.

Fig. 5 is another enlarged fragmentary view of my combined tank and stanchion. r

2 Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a modification of my novel combined tank and stanchion.

Referring in more detail to the drawings a tank 1 is shown supported by the leg or stanchion members 2.

5 The tank 1 comprises a substantially cylindrical or peripheral shell member 3 and end members 4. The end members 4 are substantially circular and are welded in a slightly upwardly converging position in the cylindrical or peripheral member 3 as shown in Fig. 3. The tank 1 is preferably provided with an opening 5 located at a top portion of the tank for the purpose of filling the tank. Another opening 6 is located near the bottom of the tank. The opening 6 is preferably threaded so that suitable connections can be attached to the tank for draining the tank or feeding the contents of the tank I to desired locations.

A stud 7 is welded or otherwise fastened to the upper end of each of the angle stanchion members 2. The protruding portion of the stud 7 is threaded and extends through'the aperture 8 in the cylindrical portion 3 of the tank 1 and is secured thereto by means of the'nut 9. The stud 7 may be bent as indicated in Fig. 4 so that the urn der surface of the nut 9 will be tangent to the outer surface of the cylindrical wall 3. It is also possible to provide a washer member 10 incombination with a straight stud 11 as shown in Fig. 6 to secure the upper end of the stanchion 2 to the cylindrical member 3. A plurality of studs 12 are welded to the outer surface of the cylindrical member 3 and are located so'that the studs 12' extend through the apertures 13 of the stanchion members 2 when my novel combined tank and stanchion is assembled. A nut 14 is then secured on the threaded outer end of the studs 12 to hold the stanchion member 2 firm ly and rigidly against the cylindrical sheet metal member 3. if desired lock washers (not shown) may be used under the nuts 9 and 14 to help lock them in position.

Since the stanchion members 2 are secured inwardly from the ends of the cylindrical wall 3 at the top and then extend adjacent the end of the cylindrical wall 3 at the point where the stud 12 is located, the stanchion members 2 extend downwardly from the tank 1 in a diverging manner as shown in Fig. 1. The stanchion members 2 are secured to the tank 1 in a closer spaced relation at the top than at the point where they are secured to the tank 1 by means of the studs 12, thereby providing downwardly diverging stanchion members 2 as shown in Fig. 2. The plate members 16 are welded or otherwise fastened to the base of the stanchion members 2 to provide a foot or base for the stanchion members 2.

It will readily be seen that my novel combined tank and stanchion is very rigid without the use of any brace members. The tank provides the necessary bracing to make the stanchion members rigid. Each stanchion member 2 is secured to the tank 1 by means of nuts 9 and 14 thereby holding each stanchion member rigidly in place. Any tendency for a stanchion member 2 to pivot about the foot portion of the stanchion is resisted by the tank itself. Hence it will be noted that my novel arrangement does not require any brace members. Furthermore my novel tank and stanchion combination does not require any saddle members to hold the tank since the tank is secured to the stanchion members 2 by means of the studs 7 and 12.

My combined tank and stanchion can readily be shipped or transported by shipping it in a dismantled condition. When the tank and stanchion members reach their destination my novel device can readily be assembled by inserting the stud 7 secured to the stanchion member 2 in the aperture 8 and the stud 12 secured to the tank 1 in the aperture 13 and then threading the nuts 9 and 14 on the studs 7 and 12. This procedure is followed for each of'the four stanchion'members 2 and then the novel comalso be used with tanks of oval or rectangular cross sectionr The angle of the stanchion members 2 can be variedby varying the angle of the tank ends 4 with the horizontal and also by varying the position of the studs 12. While I have described several embodiments of my invention it will be apparent from the above remarks that various details of construction may be varied through a wide rangewithout departing from the principles of the invention, and therefore I do not wish to be limited to the particular forms shown and described, but desire to avail myself to such changes and alterations as fall within the-scope of the following claims.

' Iclaim:

" l 1. A combined tank and stanchion comprising a tank, said tank comprising a peripheral shell and a pair of upwardly converging end members, a pair of spaced apertures located near each end of said peripheral shell, a plurality of angle leg members extending downwardly from the under surface of said peripheral shell from the proximity of the top thereof, each of said leg members being provided with a threaded stud member secured thereto and protruding beyond the upper end thereof, said studs adapted to be inserted in said apertures in said peripheral shell, an internally threaded member adapted to engage each of said threaded studs and thereby secure p 7 4 the upper end of each of said leg members to the peripheral shell of said tank, a pair of stud members welded to and protruding beyond each end of said peripheral shell, an aperture in each of said leg members adapted to receive one of said studs welded to said peripheral shell and an internally threaded member engaging each of said studs welded to said peripheral shell and thereby securing said leg members rigidly to said shell.

2. A combined tank and stanchion comprising a tank, said tank comprising a peripheral shell and a pair of spaced upwardly converging end members, a pair of apertures located near each end near the upper portion of said peripheral shell in spaced relationship, a plurality of legmembers, each of said leg members being provided with a threaded stud member secured thereto and protruding beyond the upper end thereof, said studs adapted to be inserted in said apertures in said peripheral shell, and an internally threaded member adapted to engage each of said studs and thereby secure the upper end of each of said leg members to the peripheral shell of said tank, a pair of stud members secured to and protruding beyond each end of the peripheral shell, said studs being in greater spaced relationship than said apertures and located below said apertures, an aperture in each of said leg members adapted to receive one of said studs secured to said peripheral shell and an internally threaded member adapted to engage each of said studs secured to said peripheral shell and thereby securing said leg members rigidly to said tank in a downwardly diverging spaced relationship with respect to the length and width of said tank.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,622,506 Graves Mar. 29, 1927 1,970,571 Mummert Aug. 21, 1934 2,466,323 Meyer Apr. 5, 1949 2,508,963 Mote May 23, 1950 

